Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-01-02

iis a1wina aiDnu thsir boF6sr and
tlfouzh their Territory. Bpoa ne sem
p finn 81 re imrKovesnenf BIZ III
9ogernment. - Priest Rapids e vii a
~ tbs Cascades. steamers Wiii tEaFsrs,
ths Cosnmhfa from ifa meath 20 ~
Canadian ii1e, distance Of 20 nilss
oars HkEBsa AxD sa0ALw4xER skr.
Ihsse are tte 80 largest harb0rs %
the Psezas Coast. excepf saa Frsneiscl
sna Paa~t syund. They sFs on ths
eossf of HathinRt0u Territory. Ssoal
szt-r Bay hAa lore been neted for ~
pra6gsffon Of cysftFs, apeentfnR q
90 600 bsxkets rear. aoa giving e1-
e tyment - 4 nan her u sasocneFs aud
ssTefai hundred men d1Fiag tie ses&8D.
its Esns indicates iis eharasseR - 4
nAKhor. Graf's HsrtsoF IL ems Of the
best pssts f0E sbippinR ~ tie eoantry.
Efz hsF Il covered uith q feet u wsteT
- high tide. TIE two ports are des
tined IN tfms 70 Be great summer 10
sorts, aud even n0w afe Rrestiy awaited
% b. residents Of the interior for ssA-
side plsasures. They have hns beaches
AID an the nhsnfai sgudisians dssirzble.
Inso thsss bays are ersfnsc TIE waters
u Paaise and Cbahaiis ceunties. and
muah OF those u Mason, ThaKstan and
LewiA The Chehslis Il the largest
r1ves emptysaR iRto them. finding its
outlet IN Grayis Herbor. TIE soil Of
the o0aBtry about y Of the richest and
most eudarina character, adapt 20
the production Of grain, 20 the dairy
Business. 20 traits. vegetables and stock.
Mixed farming is generally carried on.
Timber oovars much 20 the land, aud
several large saumiils are employed IN
its cutting. Two lines Of railroad are
nos building from the bead Of Puget
SQUAD to Chehslis River and Gray =
HsrboF, the co@pietioa Of which will
sfvs that country an immense impetns.
SanRuine citizens believe that on Gray .
HaFboF IL destined 90 Rrog one Of tie
largest cities on the Psoi6o Coast.
Pu0KT SOUND
Puget Sound is AZ irl md sea Of great
beaaty. Iss approach from Ehs ocsan
IL through ths Sirais OF JOAN de kuea,
4 daep. broad channel. II miles wide
and 80 miles 10 q. AZ is head the
strait V lost among the islands, bays
and iulets Of Puget 8 gnd pfopsr, aud
beyond, 10 the north. in the Golf Of
Georgia. OriGinally Paget souad vas
ths southern end Of shis grnnd system
~ waiers, from P0int Defiance ADD GiR
HaFbor 10 Olympia and Skaoknm Bay.
b general acceptance, however. and
also by act Of Congress, the meaning OF
the name was bFoAdened, 30 a. TO in
siude ali these waters, not excepting the
Strait Of FBas, and it Is nos frequent
~ made % esvsF the Calf Of Georgia,
In British Colnmbis. tbe nsAne 10 IN
ereasinR in favor, the World over. and
dives promise In tue Twsnsisth Cen
taFs % be scarcely less known. At least
20 oommescs. shan is she Calf Of Mex
loo, tbs Bsy Of Bengal, OF the great seas
OF Europe.
Prset sud in its narrauess sense
has an east eide length Of $50 miles aud
a wess side lenotb Of about 80 miles,
folloNinR the main channels. its shore
line is 1894 miles. This extFAeFdiBary
length OF shore is caused by the rant
fsations OF the sound waters They
divide into a score OF beautiful bays,
and they suFT0aud q great many islands.
ORs OF these bays. or divisions, IL
Hoods Canal, paasageway miles
vide aud 90 long. Oae Of the Islands is
30 milea Ia length, aud six other islands
from 10 30 20 niles ia l-reth each. TIE
water varies in depth fFom 5 fathoms
to $50. tue greatest gpfh being ct
the middle point, about fifteen miles
north Of Seattle. there are no reefs. 90
bars Or other distractions IN the Sound,
and no navigation u easier, palmer or
safer. Seafaring meo spsak Of Is in
terms 81 rapture. aud the rates Of ma
rins Insurance are she lowest kDogu.
M ship has ever been lest within its
waters 10 consequences OF storms. aud
with anything like prudsnes on the part
Of those on board disasters Of this klnd
cannot oesar, the SQUAD being one
great harhoF. OF o5ntinustion Of har-
bors. With admirable holding ground.
Ia is bro dest sense tce term Puget
SauGd msy be made to inelu 9 al the
iHiaud n4y Atlon from ste 47,h % the
60.h dsaF-e 81 latitude. s length Of
sboet lEo0 Niies, tie waters Of which
are eaniaaqus aud siruiizr. protected
alike, aud xith mu b tue s2me climate
aud satf0uadiuEs. 5 extended, PaRet
Sound wfaid become one OF the chief
bodies Of gaier 10 TIE world, bat little
! ~ 10 extent than toe Black, Bllsis aud
o, her great seas. VNfsfSklN
To return 20 the Sodnd proper, how
ever. la addition to its own waters. IL
receives \ vast q1sntsty Of river water.
Macy small streams empty into u on
she west. waile a number Of tiveFs,
n4vissble fer steamb1sts from - 10 g.
miles each, enIpty int Il on the east.
'rhe lArges Of these sFe Sue NbqaaliY,
Puyailup, DnWamish. Waite, ) imma-
nish. Snohsmiah, SBoq7alssl~, Steils
guamiab. skaCif. sanlish and Nooksaek.
NOON al OF which steamers plsi the
D. sebuttes, Green. Cedar and Skyke-
mish bsing rivers Of from 20 90 20 m les
IN length, hnt not aavisaale. A still
greater number Of smaiier streams
might be mentioned, many Of which are
aiguin q with The nsme Of river, bat
these are enough fer oar p1rpose
These rivers had tasir source IN the
Cascade Mountains. they q ~ thFoagh
land OF The greatest fertility, and they
bring 10 che sound al immeHss and
constantly increasing trade.
The sceaeFy Of the Sound country u
varied aud grand. From abe deck OF
the swiftly moving steamer i Is COZ
slant fsvelstion, ever changing. ever az
traetivs, end q scarce otcnnstsnt won
der and admiFsiion. Lofty ranges u
mountains hiBk II on either SIDE, Isl
auds are passed rapidly by, inleis and
bays are 20 be seen from every point,
towns are called a., while there u a con
slant movements Of sail ard steam Graf,
81 tisaes quite resembling anarins Tro
cessian.
Taxing into Aooaans ali the desirable
festases meatiaosd, toe eqasti9 and
Delightful climate. The anlimiisd and
vaslsa resources, and theirs Is no apot on
the globe more inyitiag than Puget
SauBd.
EAfLwAxR.
RAuwsy building has been more
active the last iWo years than AZ any
prsstsas tinle. about ooe-third tie pres
ent mileage OF the Territory being con
straeied 10 that time. The Northern
PAeife Company has mare miles OF
road than all others cam bined. Its sys-
tsm Includes Iines a. folloas:
T.sss Mics.
kaiama TO fAsona...s......... 10
Tacoma 60 Osrhanado. 50
fuvalinp o. Ssuek 49,.
Ssuth Prairie 10 rannsl. .,......... IS
Aissuafth O. Caso De tnnnei. O.. 80. .i6S
Wallals % Idahe hoe ....s.........l $50
S.okAnsso Bsimouf.... ............ IS
Feasi NarsbaFa Paciae ,......... ss9
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